Humans of Bombay Gets Brutally Trolled for Its Reply to Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York Founder Amid Row With People of India in Copyright Infringement Case!
Brandon Stanton, in his tweet, wrote Humans of Bombay should not be suing others for something he had previously forgiven them for. To this, HOB tweeted a statement calling Brandon’s tweet a “cryptic assault” on their efforts to protect their “intellectual property.” The statement did not go down too well with netizens.
Humans of Bombay (HOB), an Indian storytelling company, released a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. They addressed it to Brandon Stanton, a well-known photographer and creator of Humans of New York (HONY), who expressed his displeasure with HOB for suing another storytelling company, People of India, in an alleged copyright infringement case. Brandon Stanton, in his tweet, wrote Humans of Bombay should not be suing others for something he had previously forgiven them for. To this, HOB tweeted a statement calling Brandon’s tweet a “cryptic assault” on their efforts to protect their “intellectual property.” The statement did not go down too well with netizens. They roasted HOB for their audacious tweet to the original creator and poked fun at the use of the words “intellectual property,” “honestly”, and “ethically” in the statement. People are just not buying HOB’s stand!
Recently, the Delhi High Court issued a summon to the People of India - based on a copyright infringement suit filed by Humans of Bombay. However, the Humans of Bombay page, founded by Karishma Mehta, is inspired in its concept and theme by Brandon's brainchild - HONY.
HONY's Brandon Stanton Tweet Over HOB vs People of India's Court Case
I've stayed quiet on the appropriation of my work because I think @HumansOfBombay shares important stories, even if they've monetized far past anything I'd feel comfortable doing on HONY. But you can't be suing people for what I've forgiven you for. https://t.co/0jZM05YyTt
— Brandon Stanton (@humansofny) September 23, 2023
Read Humans of Bombay's Statement to Brandon Stanton
— Humans Of Bombay (@HumansOfBombay) September 23, 2023
This is How Internet Reacted to HOB's Statement
When did story telling become your intellectual property?
— Toasty 🇮🇳 (@toastingtoaster) September 23, 2023
No one.
HOB: pic.twitter.com/NKeu8KMl4E
— Sanzzz (@_thatmemergirl) September 23, 2023
The person who wrote this isn’t your well-wisher :)
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) September 23, 2023
— Navaldeep Singh (@NavalGeekSingh) September 23, 2023
This is copyright infringement too? pic.twitter.com/ElJc3eKiTr
— Sindhu Biswal (@sindhubiswal) September 23, 2023
My goodness.
One copy is accusing another copy of being a copy 😂😂
— Avishek Goyal (@AG_knocks) September 23, 2023
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